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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values 100 to 107 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The first prolonged stretch of heat and
humidity of the season will amplify health impacts. Health impacts
will build with each successive day in the heat and humidity.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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Sweltering heat & humidity, heat index may top 110º

  • Meteorologist

    Nick is the weekday morning meteorologist at News 3. He joined WSIL in June of 2011 soon after graduating from the University of Missouri.

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WSIL -- An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect until Thursday evening for areas along and west of I-57 and I-24 where the heat index may top 110º. Elsewhere, a Heat Advisory is in effect for parts of western Kentucky and southeast Illinois.

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Tuesday afternoon will be sweltering with temperatures in the mid to upper 90s, but it's not just the heat. The humidity will be oppressive over the next few days, pushing the heat index over 105º.

The heat is here to stay until at least Thursday with afternoon temperatures in the mid to upper 90s and the heat indices 105-110º.

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Outside a stray storm or two during the heat of the day each afternoon, rain chances will be slim until the end of the week.

A cold front is expected to arrive Friday evening, bringing scattered storms along with cooler weather by the weekend.